A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
Members of the Maori community perform karakia (incantations and prayers) to pay their respects to a sperm whale which washed up on the shore at New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Image source, Mohammad Ponir/Reuters
Hindu devotees sit together in front of candles, and pray to Lokenath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint and philosopher, as they observe the Rakher Upobash festival, at a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Image source, Kristian Buus/Getty Images
Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage, after glass protecting the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London, was smashed. The painting, by 17th Century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez, had previously been slashed by suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914.
Image source, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
US actor and singer Jared Leto climbed part of The Empire State Building in New York, to promote his band’s tour.
Image source, Jorge Mantilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The Northern Lights, aurora borealis, are seen in the sky over the Lofoten Islands, Norway.
Image source, Alamy
King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear to wave at anti-royalist protesters holding Not My King signs, on the procession route from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords, for the State Opening of Parliament and the King’s Speech.
Image source, Nic Bothma/Reuters
Dare to Lead arrives in Cape Town, South Africa, from Punta Del Este, Uruguay, to win leg two of The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Image source, Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA
German surfer Sebastian Steudtner rides a big wave during a free surfing session at Praia do Norte, in Nazare, Portugal.
Image source, Narendra Shrestha/EPA
A woman stands in front of the remains of her house, which was damaged by an earthquake, in the village of Chepare, West Rukum, Nepal. 157 people died in the quake, and more than 300 were injured.
Image source, Victoria Jones/PA Media
Participants drive past the Palace of Westminster and over Westminster Bridge, during the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
Image source, Feisal Omar/Reuters
A child is helped as he disembarks from a rickshaw taxi in a flooded street, following heavy rains in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Image source, Octavio Jones/Reuters
Republican favourite to run for president, Donald Trump, holds Donald Trump Jr.’s hand during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida, US.
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